Google-Verizon Pact: It Gets Worse — So Google and Verizon went public today with their “policy framework” — better known as the pact to end the Internet as we know it. News of this deal broke this week, sparking a public outcry that's seen hundreds of thousands of Internet users calling …

HP tells employees webOS tablet coming Q1 2011 — We've been trying to find out when HP would launch a webOS tablet since the company first bought Palm, and we're now hearing from several trusted sources that it'll be calendar Q1 2011. We're told Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley mentioned …

Amazon Is Said to Look at Hardware Beyond Kindle — If you look at the job board for Lab 126, the division of Amazon responsible for the Kindle e-reader, you will see a flurry of listings related to electronics hardware, with titles like Supply Chain Project Program Manager, Hardware Engineer and RF Systems Engineer.

On Google's Terms — The Dalles' Internet giant calls the shots on information despite government rules — Two data centers present a study in contrasts — PRINEVILLE, Ore.— High on a plateau above this struggling city's downtown, Facebook is busy building its first data center.

Facebook's Foursquare competitor is imminent — The long-rumored geolocation “check-in” feature at Facebook is slated to debut within weeks, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNET. — It's going to take the form of an application program interface (API) for third-party companies …

Introducing Fast Follow, and other SMS tips — We've always been big fans of trusty SMS messaging. In fact, sending a text was originally the only way users could tweet. This is why Tweets are 140 characters — they need to fit into a text message. — We value SMS because it's simple, instant and universal.

South Korean Police Raid Google Office — SEOUL — The South Korean police raided the offices of Google Korea on Tuesday as part of an investigation into whether the company had illegally collected and stored personal wireless data. — The U.S. search titan is already facing lawsuits …

Dell's Streak tablet to go on sale Aug. 12 — After delays, Dell will start to ship the highly anticipated Streak mobile Internet device to customers in the U.S. this week. — After delays, Dell will start to ship the highly anticipated Streak mobile Internet device to customers in the U.S. this week.

First Trojan for Android Phones Goes Wild [UPDATE] — Google Android phones must be popular - they've just been targeted with their first Trojan. An SMS Trojan called Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a has already infected a number of mobile devices, according to security firm Kaspersky Lab.

Twitter Is Hiring, And In A Really Awesome Way — As we wrote earlier this morning, Twitter seems to be aggressively hiring. Perhaps it's this awesome Rushmore-inspired “Meet The Class Of Twitter HQ” video compelling people to join the flock? — Highlights: The “sudo make me a website” …

Take This Blog and Shove It! — When utopian ideals crash into human nature—sloth triumphs. — In the history of the web, last spring may figure as a tipping point. That's when Wikipedia, “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit”—a site that grew from 100,000 articles in 2003 …

Answering your questions with Bing and Wolfram Alpha — Have your kids ever asked you a question for a school paper or homework that you wish you knew? Have you given an answer that you “think” you remember from your days in school, knowing that the information you were about to give might be very outdated?

EU, FTC probing Apple's policies — European regulators have teamed with the Federal Trade Commission in probing Apple's policies for mobile software developers, The Post has learned. — In June, the FTC opened an investigation into Apple's decision to ban developers from using …

BlackBerry gets reprieve, source says Saudi “deal” — Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has agreed to hand over coveted “codes” to users' phones to try to avert a ban on its Messenger service in Saudi Arabia, an industry source familiar with the talks told Reuters on Tuesday.

A Private, Anti-Foursquare To Geo-Fence Those Neer To You — If you are going to launch a new location app, creating an anti-Foursquare is probably not a bad idea. About a week ago, a Qualcomm-incubated project called Neer quietly launched on the Android market, and has been downloaded more than 10,000 times since then.